Vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Fl Nat 2008
CVE-2025-41696
An attacker can use an undocumented UART port on the PCB as a side-channel with the user hardcoded credentials obtained from CVE-2025-41692 to gain read access to parts of the filesystem of the device.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Phoenix Contact Fl Nat 2008 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Fl Nat 2208 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Fl Nat 2304-2gc-2sfp — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Fl Switch 2005 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Fl Switch 2008 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Fl Switch 2008f — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Fl Switch 2016 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Fl Switch 2105 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Fl Switch 2108 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Fl Switch 2116 — versions 0.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- certvde.com/de/advisories/VDE-2025-071 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-41696?
- CVE-2025-41696 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Fl Nat 2008, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2025-12-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-41696?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.